Braun named NL Player of the Month

Aug/06/08 10:04 PM Filed in: Ryan Braun
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has been named the National League Player of the Month for July.

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The right-handed hitter completed the month with nine homers, 23 RBI, six doubles, three triples and a .366 batting average. He posted 10 multi-hit games and on six occasions drove in two or more runs.

Braun had a career-best five RBI at San Francisco on July 20, then collected four hits in back-to-back contests on July 23 and 24 at St. Louis, only the fifth player in Brewers history to accomplish the feat.

In addition, Braun's power was on display in three consecutive games from July 26-28, when he homered in three consecutive games -- twice against Houston and once against Chicago.

The Miami-Florida product took home NL monthly honors for the second straight July. He has put together a stellar season thus far, with 29 homers and 82 RBI while batting .296 in 109 games.

(sportsnetwork.com)